Milton Santos

Milton Santos
Born	(1926-05-03)3 May 1926 Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil
Died	24 June 2001(2001-06-24) (aged 75) São Paulo, Brazil
Alma mater	Universidade Federal da Bahia, University of Strasbourg
Scientific career
Fields	Human geography, Critical geography, Urban studies

Milton Almeida dos Santos (May 3, 1926 – June 24, 2001) was a Brazilian geographer and geography scholar who had a degree in law.^[1] He became known for his pioneering works in several branches of geography, notably urban development in developing countries. He is considered the father of critical geography in Brazil. Santos was a recipient of the Vautrin Lud Prize, often seen as geography's equivalent of the Nobel Prize,^[2] and a posthumous recipient of the Anísio Teixeira Award [pt], given every five years by CAPES (the Brazilian agency for the improvement of higher education personnel) to distinguished contributors to research and development in the country.